Dec 2011 - Do that again, and you're getting sold on Ebay.....

[Aethelfleda]

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I'm heading to bed. Been feeling queasy, tired and headachy all day. DS took a turn for the worst again too. He started the day well with a pretty solid poo, but then got upset and clingy again this afternoon before doing another huge vomit and more diarrhea

Hey Air, nice to see you back. Lurk all you like.,
Poor faff and the faffini, get well soon.
BOi is not fancying sleep yet. But I is fancying some dinner! Sleep! Or e-bay!

I'm not functioning at my best.

Hope meercat manor is shaping up Aethel

Love the bathroom idea Oi:)

All spawns adleep so I'm awsy to see if my brain will switch iff.

faffin hope DS is better soon.

oi your lux bathroom idea sounds fabulous. Our house is a 50's ex-council so we have a seperate bathroom and toilet. We plan at some point to knock down the seperating wall, we've already been eyeing up old-fashioned roll-top baths.

The plastering is now finished and they're knocking through tomorrow. Thankfully it's DHs day off so I'm taking the DCs to my parents to escape the noise and dust.

I have no before pics but it was just a normal garage so I'm sure you can probably just imagine, there will definitely be after pics, though DH is fitting it himself so it might take a while. The only way we could afford someone to fit it would be to sacrifice solid wood worktops for cheap laminate and the range cooker for a normal cheap oven, neither of which I'm prepared to do. I would do before pics of the old kitchen but it'd be too embarrassing. It's literally 2metres square, there isn't even room for the washing machine (in tiny utility instead), fridge or even food (both in dining room)!

You've not been well either have you LMF? Hope the back's improved a bit at least.

After a day of near silence at work, and the anti-bs, I think I'm starting to feel better. Glad you and Mr M are better (or getting there!) as well Mopsy. And I'm so glad it's not just me and DP, I saw him who blub at Up!

And your poor DS faffin, even with all of this illness D&V is worse in my book. Hope you get a decent night, the both of you.

I know what you mean about the dream Oi; I'm looking at houses on-line now. I just wish that DP didn't insist on us having so much crap, that kind of detracts from the dream-house-lust too! But yeah, a lottery win, that'd be nice...

May I have a brief rant ladies?

DP took DS for his MMR jab today- we've taken a lot of time off work for all his medical appointments this week, and made them all despite being really ill..
..and the fecking nurse would not give him it. I know they can't if the DC is ill, but DS is not ill- he may bring home plague, but at the moment he is not ill. Snotty, yes, but that a child's state of being at this age. He's not on any drugs, anti-b's, he'd not even had any Calpol for days!
But the nurse thought he 'didn't look well in his eyes' and refused.

FFS

And poor DP was too ill to really take it in and object. They've booked us in for midday next Wednesday, which I don't think we can do.

I need to phone tomorrow and object.

northern rant away, what a pain! DD had a cold when she had hers, the nurse said it could still be done but she would understand if we wanted to postpone. She had it anyway, my thinking being that if she caught any of those and I'd postponed despite them being happy to do it I'd have never forgiven myself.

We have House!!! and a bigger mortgage, gulp. Budgetting time

It has the usual quirks of newly acquired house (junk left behind, some bits non functional, some bits clean, some bits scuzzy) but that's par for the course of housebuying. And It's huuuge, I is in luff. Yay.

Hurrah for the new house!!! May you be very happy there!!
Looking forward to the kitchen pics seven. In my last house, I lived with the tiny kitchen for 10yrs. I always wanted a dishwasher, but there wasn't room. Eventually I extended, loads. So you could say it was a very expensive dishwasher.
This morning I was thinking that this 500quid bath would probably cost about 50k ...
We shan't be going there just yet!
Enjoy the first night in your new house aethel!
I shall dream of babies - after OBEM.

Forgot to say, northern, how annoying. It sounds very flakey, but better safe than sorry. BOi had a cold for his, but as he was fine/happy and didn't have a temp, she was happy to proceed.

Great to hear about the house aethel, hope you're settled in soon.

Hurrah for the house Aethel!! Anything interesting in the attic?

Northen, sorry they wouldn't jab him, did you speak to them today?

Seven, sounds like it's going to be amazing!
DH had his kitchen done when we'd been a couple for 2 months, thinking it wasn't going to be long term I didn't voice an opinion on most things (aside from paint/tile colour) & four years on I hate the kitchen (cheap units etc).

LMF, the city select buggy looks decent (don't like the one under the other doubles), will investigate further!

Looking for maternity wear has reminded me how much I hate shopping..anyone have any shop suggestions for a shortarse? I'm 5'4 (and a HALF!) but have petite stubby leg.

Gary I got a nice pair of trousers from Gap last time round that hit me just above the ankle and I'm 5'6" with longish legs. I think they were the "demi panel slim cropped pants" in the second row here. Might be worth a try?

Northern what a bore. A mere snotty nose equals the picture of health at this time of year! "Didn't look well in the eyes", WTAF?? I'm surprised she didn't go so far as to say she felt it in her waters

Glad you are in aethel and good luck with the unpacking. I don't intend to move again for at least ten years - I hate all the hassle of it.

gary - H and M normally have some ok and cheap maternity wear. I also got some stuff from Dotty Ps and Next last time round

Freya is being very trying this week - lots of tantrums over nothing, lots of whinging and clinginess and she certainly doesnt look the picture of health, with her snotty nose and rashy face. She has however slept for the last 2 nights so that is good. She first walked 2 weeks ago now but still hasnt done more than 5 ish steps. Did others take a long time to get going after starting? Think DS was practically running within 2 weeks of starting to walk!

Work tomorrow and then 2 days away - hurrah!

Yay aethel

Have had this afternoon off DS been playing football in back garden with dh then we all walked to local pub for tea DS devoured chicken, mash and beans before walking home again he should not be able to do these things at 14 months!!!

Looks like I'm going to be at risk of redundancy soon big changes announced today which will require a head count reduction in our team will know more details over next few weeks.....shit!!

bugger figgy... but maybe opportunity for a move back to Scotland?

aethel, hope house going well so far...

Gary, being also 5 foot 4 and short of leg, I found mama and papas slim legged maternity jeans fan and had two styles, one black and one dark denim and with some maternity tops and non.maternity tunic tops they got me through the whole pregnancy!

Aethel....your in that's good. Now just the pants part of unpacking etc.

Northern that's pants too. Hopefully things will get better.

Figgy would you move back to Scotland?

My poorly little lady sounds like she's barking now when she coughs.

Darcie lost her temper earlier but is being well behaved now building Lego with DH.

I'm having a bath and enjoying the peace for 5mins.

Enjoy the peace Queenie, sounds lovely!

I did indeed have words with the practice manager today and got my concerns across. DP will have to take time off next week- good thing work are being such total and complete arses and insisting he take all his A/L in one year and not transfer any so he's got the time. I made it clear that 'a look in his eyes' was not a medically accepted diagnosis, and the 'rash' = dribble burn, 'unhappiness' = long over due for nap as the surgery were running late, 'had a cold' = it's fecking winter had all been explained by my DP at the time, and who was too ill to object to being railroaded.

How grim figgy, did you have any idea it was coming? Really hope it works out, and that they keep you updated- nothing worse than being in the dark.

jiggle DS took his first steps before Xmas, and he's only now walking more than crawling still far quicker than his mother though

Wonderful news about the house aethel, am both pleased and ! What do the kids think of their new rooms?

We are slowing becoming the house of recovery here, I've been able to speak today and don't feel like I'm trying to suck down my larynx every time I swallow...

Ooh, cheers for all the suggestions! Who knew Gap did maternity?!
Will try H&M and Mamas&Papas this week, have a lovely dress from Dotty P left over from DS...Next at Bluewater didn't seem to have maternity wear last time (annoying as I've had a £20 voucher since my birthday going unspent).

Jiggle, DS was walking fine for 5/6 weeks (waited until we were sure before getting his shoes), we bought his shoes & then he decided not to walk for the next 3 weeks, stopped cruising as much & gave up. Suddenly decided to start walking last Weds/Thurs & he's been none stop since then!

Figgy, bugger. Hope you're not too stressed & everything works out well for you.

Northen, glad you got through to the Practise Manager.
Rubbish that your DP can't carry any leave over.

Yawn. Going well, but we have soooo much stuff!

GBT, The attic contains a loft room but nothing exciting up there so far! Unfortunately we will probably have a big plumbers bill soon as there is bad floor/skirting damp damage in one room due to (we think) a leaking shower. It was not visible on Visit/survey due to furniture in front of it. The shower is old and ? If it just overflowed routinely or if there's a scarier long term leak. Going to get my plumber friend to take a look and advise.
Am loving the space though....
DS is coping well with the change in location (and my cold is settling) but he's teething again.... Night!

Northern what did the Practice Manager say?

Gary New Look do some lovely maternity clothes. Most Next's you have to order their Maternity wear as they don't keep it instore.

Gah DS has the snottiest nose ever which will explain why he was up twice last night today have to get him new shoes, singing, swimming then the weekly shop.

I have someone coming to see my car tomorrow so need car washed and hopefully they'll buy it as if I do lose job need to free up some cash part of me not too worried as job market seems buoyant locally if worst happens and if I have to go back to full time I'll just have to.

Have a good day all

Hope the dampness is just due to overflowing rather than leaking Aethel:)

Walking: There was cruising from the time there was crawling at about six months. Walking without aid of a thing to push/pull/dance with happened just after the birthday shenanigans, looking back and ceasing are Bad Things apparently. Little sod doesn't ever stop!

DS has been asleep for 2.5 hours I've caught up on my non age appropriate US trash, had lunch without him and tidied the kitchen I may go prod him need to do shopping